My 86 CJ7 is rotted back there too. Big time. The cross member is even
falling off and the gas tank skid plate fell off while I was off
roading.

A Jeep shop said he can just put square tube over pieces and weld them
in place, then put the shackle hanger on it.

I snapped my frame due to rust up front on the drivers side behind the
front spring hanger and he angle plated it nicely. It is holding sweet.

I need a new frame..... :-(

But the band aids will keep me wheeling for now.....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Doug wrote:
>
> bad news. the right rear frame is pretty badly rotted - about the last 8-10
> inches, right where the back of the rear spring attaches. I've seen many
> posts about poor quality frame repairs and am concerned a bit wether or not
> this is repairable. I also worry about the other areas that may be rotted
> that I haven't found yet. There is also some rust on the body - need new
> floor board on drivers side along with a tail gate and a few holes in the
> side panels. The bumpers are rusted as well, although it's just surface rust
> at this point. Sometimes I hate living in a northern climate!
>
> I stopped at the shop today. They "guessed" around $500 to repair the frame.
> I'm considering dropping it off for them to do a proper estimate as well as
> check out the integrity of the remainder of the frame. I'm afraid of the
> estimate! I'm guessing in the $1,000 - $2,000 range at this point.
>
> Before I go further, I'd thought I float this here - take advantage of all
> the knowledge in this group. I really like the thing, but I don't want to
> throw good money at a lost cause. When do you decide to let the rust win?
>
> Thanks for any thoughts or comments.
>
> Doug
>
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In article <0tJAc.2317$z24.1453@nwrdny01.gnilink.net>,
Doug <doug.schuler@verizon.net> wrote:
>Nope. not enough rust. besides, its the wrong color :)

Na. Bill doesn't know the difference between an TJ and a YJ from
the *** end. :-) He has to see it from the front to be dangerous. :)

This TJ looks creamed from the rear and the side. The original
owner got hit in the rear on my YJ. Oh yea, wrong color, right. :)

>
>
>"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>news:40D34B4C.E9B11CE5@***.net...
>> Was this your YJ? http://7slotgrille.com/gbu/minor.html
>> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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>>
>> Peter Parker wrote:
>> >
>> > What's the mileage on this YJ? The original owner of my YJ told me that
>> > he was rear-ended a few years ago and that helped me find out why I
>could
>> > see rust happening in the rear.
>> >
>> > >Thanks!
>> > --
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In article <0tJAc.2317$z24.1453@nwrdny01.gnilink.net>,
Doug <doug.schuler@verizon.net> wrote:
>Nope. not enough rust. besides, its the wrong color :)

Na. Bill doesn't know the difference between an TJ and a YJ from
the *** end. :-) He has to see it from the front to be dangerous. :)

This TJ looks creamed from the rear and the side. The original
owner got hit in the rear on my YJ. Oh yea, wrong color, right. :)

>
>
>"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>news:40D34B4C.E9B11CE5@***.net...
>> Was this your YJ? http://7slotgrille.com/gbu/minor.html
>> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>> Peter Parker wrote:
>> >
>> > What's the mileage on this YJ? The original owner of my YJ told me that
>> > he was rear-ended a few years ago and that helped me find out why I
>could
>> > see rust happening in the rear.
>> >
>> > >Thanks!
>> > --
>> > Jeeps and dubs and everything's nice...
>> > Replace nospam with jetta for e-mail
>
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In article <0tJAc.2317$z24.1453@nwrdny01.gnilink.net>,
Doug <doug.schuler@verizon.net> wrote:
>Nope. not enough rust. besides, its the wrong color :)

Na. Bill doesn't know the difference between an TJ and a YJ from
the *** end. :-) He has to see it from the front to be dangerous. :)

This TJ looks creamed from the rear and the side. The original
owner got hit in the rear on my YJ. Oh yea, wrong color, right. :)

>
>
>"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>news:40D34B4C.E9B11CE5@***.net...
>> Was this your YJ? http://7slotgrille.com/gbu/minor.html
>> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>> Peter Parker wrote:
>> >
>> > What's the mileage on this YJ? The original owner of my YJ told me that
>> > he was rear-ended a few years ago and that helped me find out why I
>could
>> > see rust happening in the rear.
>> >
>> > >Thanks!
>> > --
>> > Jeeps and dubs and everything's nice...
>> > Replace nospam with jetta for e-mail
>
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In article <0tJAc.2317$z24.1453@nwrdny01.gnilink.net>,
Doug <doug.schuler@verizon.net> wrote:
>Nope. not enough rust. besides, its the wrong color :)

Na. Bill doesn't know the difference between an TJ and a YJ from
the *** end. :-) He has to see it from the front to be dangerous. :)

This TJ looks creamed from the rear and the side. The original
owner got hit in the rear on my YJ. Oh yea, wrong color, right. :)

>
>
>"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>news:40D34B4C.E9B11CE5@***.net...
>> Was this your YJ? http://7slotgrille.com/gbu/minor.html
>> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>> Peter Parker wrote:
>> >
>> > What's the mileage on this YJ? The original owner of my YJ told me that
>> > he was rear-ended a few years ago and that helped me find out why I
>could
>> > see rust happening in the rear.
>> >
>> > >Thanks!
>> > --
>> > Jeeps and dubs and everything's nice...
>> > Replace nospam with jetta for e-mail
>
>
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